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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 854 

Supporting State, local, and community initiatives to encourage parents, 

teachers, camp counselors, and child-care professionals to take measures 

to prevent sunburns in the minors they care for, and expressing the 

sense of the House of Representatives that State, local, and community 

entities should continue to support efforts to curb the incidences of 

skin cancer beginning with childhood skin protection. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016 

Mr. DENT (for himself, Mr. JOYCE, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New 

York, Mr. JENKINS of West Virginia, Mr. COOPER, and Ms. DELAURO) 

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 

the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting State, local, and community initiatives to encourage parents, teachers, camp counselors, and child-care 

professionals to take measures to prevent sunburns in 

the minors they care for, and expressing the sense of 

the House of Representatives that State, local, and community entities should continue to support efforts to 

curb the incidences of skin cancer beginning with childhood skin protection. 


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Whereas increasing intermittent sun exposure in childhood 

and during one’s lifetime is associated with an increased 

risk of squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, 

and melanoma; 

Whereas even one blistering sunburn during childhood or 

adolescence can nearly double a person’s chance of developing melanoma later in life, while five or more blistering 

sunburns in late adolescence increases one’s melanoma 

risk by 80 percent and nonmelanoma risk by 68 percent; 

Whereas despite an excellent safety profile, sunscreen is not 

allowed in many schools without physician authorization; 

Whereas in these cases, sunscreen is usually required to be 

stored in a locked cabinet in the nurse’s office; 

Whereas no published studies show that sunscreens that meet 

FDA standards are toxic to humans or hazardous to 

human health; and 

Whereas research shows that wearing sunscreen can prevent 

sunburn and reduce the risk of skin cancer and premature aging: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports Federal, State, and local efforts to 

3 exempt sunscreen from over-the-counter medication 

4 bans in schools and encourages all schools to allow 

5 students to possess sunscreen at school without re6 striction and without requiring physician authoriza7 tion; 

8 (2) encourages State, local and community enti9 ties, including schools and summer camps, to deVerDate Sep 11 2014 20:37 Sep 12, 2016 Jkt 059200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR854.IH HR854

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1 velop policies that provide for the use of and access 

2 to sunscreen and articles of sun protective clothing; 

3 and 

4 (3) supports initiatives and efforts to encourage 

5 physicians, nurses, and other health care profes6 sionals, through pediatric wellness exams and other 

7 opportunities, to educate parents and their children 

8 about sun-safe behaviors, including instructions on 

9 how to apply sunscreen and effectively wear com10 prehensive sun-protective clothing. 

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